Mayuraka, Mayūraka, Māyūraka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Mayuraka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Mayūraka (मयूरक) is the name of a Kinnara-pair whose story is told in the sixth Ucchvāsa of the Udayasundarīkathā. Mayūraka brought a picture-canvas to Udayasundarī and Tārāvalī and, upon seeing it, Udayasundarī was immediately love-struck.
The Udayasundarīkathā is a Sanskrit epic tale written by Soḍḍhala in the early 11th century, revolving around the Nāga princess Udayasundarī and Malayavāhana (king of Pratiṣṭhāna).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Mayūraka (मयूरक) is another name for Apāmārga, a medicinal plant identified with Achyranthes aspera Linn. (“prickly chaff-flower”) from the Amaranthaceae or “amaranth” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.88-91 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Mayūraka and Apāmārga, there are a total of twenty-three Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Mayūraka (मयूरक) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Achyranthes aspera Linn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning mayūraka] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Mayuraka [ಮಯೂರಕ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Achyranthes aspera L. from the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family. For the possible medicinal usage of mayuraka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Mayuraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica (1824)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Phytomedicine. (2002)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1958)
· Taxon (1992)
· Veterinary and Human Toxicology (2003)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mayuraka, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Mayūraka (मयूरक).—
1) A peacock.
2) A cock's comb.
-kaḥ, kam Blue vitriol.
Derivable forms: mayūrakaḥ (मयूरकः).
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Māyūraka (मायूरक).—
1) A peacock-catcher.
2) One who makes various articles with peacock feathers; Rām.2.83.13 (com. māyūrakā līlāmayūragrāhiṇaḥ yadvā mayūra- picchaiśchatrādivyajanakāriṇaḥ).
Derivable forms: māyūrakaḥ (मायूरकः).
See also (synonyms): māyūrika.
Mayūraka (मयूरक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A plant, (Achyranthes aspera.) 2. A flower, (Celosia cristata.) 3. A peacock. n.
(-kaṃ) Blue vitriol. E. kan added to the preceding.
1) Mayūraka (मयूरक):—[from mayūra] m. a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a species of plant (= mayūra), [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] mn. a kind of blue vitriol, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Māyūraka (मायूरक):—[from māyūra] m. a peacock-catcher or one who makes various articles with p°' feathers, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Mayūraka (मयूरक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A plant (Achyran- thes aspera); coxcomb flower; a peacock. n. Blue vitriol.
Mayūraka (मयूरक):—(von mayūra)
1) m. Pfau [VIŚVA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) m. Achyranthes aspera (s. apāmārga) [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 3, 7.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 37.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 27.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 208.] Celosia cristata [VIŚVA a. a. O. -] [Suśruta 1, 133, 4. 138, 12. 2, 38, 12.] —
3) blauer Vitriol, n. [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 101.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1052] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] masc. [VIŚVA.] —
4) m. Nomen proprium eines Dichters, = mayūra [HALL] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. S. 12.] —
5) f. mayūrikā a) ein best. giftiges Insect [Suśruta 2, 287, 13.] — b) eine best. Staude, = ambaṣṭhā [RAJAN. im Śabdakalpadruma]; vgl. pūti .
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Māyūraka (मायूरक):—(wie eben) m. Pfauenfänger [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 83, 14.] = līlāmayūragrāhin oder mayūrapicchaiśchattrādivyajanakārī Schol. — Vgl. māyūrika .
Mayūraka (मयूरक):——
1) m. — a) *Pfau. — b) eine best. Pflanze. Nach den Lexicographen Celosia cristata und Achyranthes aspera. — c) Nomen proprium eines Dichters. —
2) *m. (verdächtig) und n. eine Art Kupfervitriol. —
3) f. rikā — a) ein best. giftiges Insect. — b) *Hibiscus cannabinus [Rājan 4,79.]
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Māyūraka (मायूरक):——
1) m. Pfauenfänger oder der Arbeiten aus Pfauenfedern verfertigt. —
2) f. rikā eine best. Rāgiṇi [Saṃgitasārasaṃgraha 62.]
Māyūraka (मायूरक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Moraga.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Mayūraka (ಮಯೂರಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಮಯೂರ - [mayura -] 1 & 3.
2) [noun] copper sulphate.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mayurakacceti, Mayurakalpa, Mayurakam, Mayurakamtha, Mayurakanthapratimo, Mayurakanthasadrisha, Mayurakari, Mayurakarna, Mayurakataka, Mayurakati.
Full-text: Mattamayuraka, Mayurakam, Yantramayuraka, Mayurika, Hastimayuraka, Moraga, Meraka, Moragu, Arkadi, Apamarga.
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